When I made these no sew window valances, I knew I needed something to spruce up the windows themselves. I hate old blinds! I decided to hang our 6th grade name mandalas on the windows. It has a really cool light filtering effect. I might fill in the empty space between the paper with black tape, to give it more of a stained glass look.
Being an art teacher now, I wanted more than just a boring old rules poster on chart paper. Naturally, I took to Pinterest to look for ideas. I found a couple of great typography posters and used them to inspire my rules poster creation. Here is how it turned out!
I am so happy with the result!
To make it, I sketched out my idea first. Then, I laid everything out on the poster board in pencil. I went over the pencil with permanent marker, erased the pencil lines, and voila!
I used my iPad to create these new posters to hang in the room. I bought the frames from IKEA for $3.00 a piece. I love the color they bring to the room!
You can check them out here if you want them for your own room!
I started this school year in a new school, which meant moving into a new classroom. When I first visited my room this summer, I was shocked at what I saw.
This room was bright! Being an art room, I thought about keeping the bright colors. But, then I thought ahead a couple of months and I just couldn’t see myself working in a room so “in your face”. I decided to take on the task of paining this giant, double room.
I wanted to do it in the cheapest way possible, since I was spending my own money on materials. After some research, I decided on the KILZ primer and paint in one from Walmart (Complete Coat). I bought two gallons of paint, a roller set (with a brush) and a plastic drop cloth. Everything together was around $60, which wasn’t so bad.
After a full day of painting, I was so happy with the results! The paint covered well in most areas. I needed two coats in certain areas like the red and purple, but it covered the yellow and green perfectly. I am confident that this paint would have painted over a more normal color with no problems whatsoever.
Here is the after! We’ve been in school for three weeks now, giving me some time to live with the color. I am so happy I decided to repaint!
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